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How to Watch European League 2021 Finals R6S – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

It’s been a long and exciting season for competitive Rainbow Six Siege. Indeed, split into multiple regional leagues, Europe is one of the most popular. Accordingly, the European League 2021 Finals R6S are here in the coming weeks. Read on for all of the essential viewership details you’ll need for this event!

Event Background

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports EU Twitter

Following the conclusion of the final stage of competition – Stage 3, we’re ready to conclude everything. Note that at Stage 3, we had the top 10 teams in Europe competing for the final four seeds for the Finals event.

Organized by Ubisoft and FACEIT, the European League 2021 Finals looks to bring the top 4 teams from the season to an offline venue. Now, with $112,000 on the line and following the recent Six Major, this is the best way to end the calendar year and season.

Accordingly, the event will run from 11th December all the way to the 19th December. Below are the four teams listed:

  • BDS Esport
  • Team Empire
  • Natus Vincere
  • G2 Esports

Read on as we dive into the remaining details.

Format

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Credits: R6S Esports

With regards to format, it’s very simple. Especially with only 4 teams on the line, Ubisoft aren’t complicating anything here.

Accordingly, we’ll be enjoying a Single-Elimination bracket. For those unaware, a single-elimination bracket means that teams only have one lifeline – you lose and you’re out of the event. Here’s how the bracket is seeded so far:

  • BDS Esport vs G2 Esports
  • Team Empire vs NAVI

Each match will be a BO3 except for the Grand Final, which will be a BO5.

However, do note that before the Grand Final, there will be an additional game to determine a third place team.

Schedule for the European League 2021 Finals R6S

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Credits: Ubisoft

Indeed, due to how short this event is, we’ll be listing the entire schedule below:

December 11th 2021

  • BDS Esport vs G2 Esports (17:00 CET)
  • Team Empire vs NAVI (14:00 CET)

December 19th 2021

  • Third Place Match (13:00 CET)
  • Grand Final (16:00 CET)

Spreading the competition across two match days, it’s short and simple.

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European League 2021 Finals R6S

Predictions

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Credits: Ubisoft

It’s been a very exciting season, and now we’re going to officially list the top 4 teams in all of Europe. How can we predict the winner here?

First, we’ll see how the 4 teams placed at the Six Sweden Major 2021:

  • 5-8th – BDS Esport
  • 9-12th – Team Empire

Unfortunately, G2 and NAVI failed to qualify for this final Major.

However, qualification for this event considered year-long performances, where G2 Esports and NAVI were dominant in Stage 1 and Stage 2.

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Credits: ESL

Yet, recency bias is very important with regards to event predictions. Bearing this in mind, we’d like to favour the likes of BDS Esport and Team Empire, especially as they got some extra practice at the international event.

Between the two teams, it’s likely that BDS Esport will come out on top considering the head-to-head record of the teams.

Regardless, we can’t wait to see the highest level of European competition for Rainbow Six Siege.

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State of the Community: Rainbow Six Siege Majors Not Succeeding?

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

In our most recent quarterly Esports Tier List, we saw a few changes rock the system. One esport we were discussing in the featured discussion was in fact Rainbow Six Siege. Indeed, ever since the Six Invitational in February, the scene has been rather quiet and that has us wondering – what’s going on? Read on as we discuss the current state of the Rainbow Six Siege Majors!

Starting at the Six Invitational – A Respectable High Point

Canadian R6
Credits: Ubisoft

We’ll start our discussing by looking at last season, which concluded with the Six Invitational in May earlier this year. Accordingly, here we witnessed the scene show off an average performance in terms of viewership. Here’s how this year’s Six Invitational compared to previous years:

  • 2019 Six Invitational – Peak Viewers 315,240
  • 2020 Six Invitational – Peak Viewers 303,155
  • 2021 Six Invitational – Peak Viewers 306,494

As you can see, although a great event, it took a step back from 2019. However, considering that the past season involved online competition only, it wasn’t too bad.

In this past season also, the merging of North America and Canada Leagues was also somewhat concerning. Anyways, let’s take a look at the events following the Invitational to see how this season has been going.

Checking the Stages Since – Regional Leagues Lacking?

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Credits: Ubisoft

So, how do we check out how the regional leagues have been performing? Well, heading back to online competition, everything actually went off to a great start with Stage 1 as you can see below:

  • NAL 2021 Season Stage 1 – Peak Viewers 114,995, Average Viewers 67,452
  • European League 2021 Stage 1 – Peak Viewers 121,925, Average Viewers 71,724

However, as the season has dragged on into Stage 2 and Stage 3 though, viewership has declined slghtly, though this could be expected due to to excitement levels lowering. Here are a few statistics so far from this season:

  • Brasileriao 2021 Stage 3 – Peak Viewers 61,647, Average Viewers 29,867
  • Copa Elite Six Season 2021: Stage 3 – Peak Viewers 45,078, Average Viewers 22,800
  • APAC League 2021 Playoffs Stage 3 – Peak Viewers 32,549, Average Viewers 18,762
  • European League 2021 Stage 3 – Peak Viewers 51,443, Average Viewers 34,962
  • NAL 2021 Season Stage 3 – Peak Viewers 36,866, Average Viewers 24,778
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Credits: Astralis

Indeed, this season we’ve also witnessed the rise of popularity in Brazil and South America.

Overall, we’re satisfied with the regional league performances of Stage 1, but Stage 3 numbers need to be improved considering the prize on the line.

Rainbow Six Siege Majors – Missing the Mark

However, our main concern is considering the the seasonal majors. Unlike the Six Invitational, the Majors held so far at the end of each Stage have presented an underwhelming viewership:

  • Six Mexico Major 2021 – Peak Viewers 137,245, Average Viewers 86,874
  • Six Sweden Major 2021 – Peak Viewers 100,884, Average Viewers 64,056
Six Mexico Major 2021
Credits: Six Mexico Major

For starts, the Mexico Major was only the 9th most viewed event ever, and Sweden was even worse. That’s honestly what triggered this featured discussion – why are the Majors not yielding viewerhip?

Perhaps it could be the timing of the event. Taking place with other events such as The International (Dota 2) and Worlds 2021 (League of Legends), it likely failed to stick out.

Otherwise, Rainbow Six Siege is also at a critical point where it’s beginning to age. This isn’t an issue if Ubisoft keeps pushing new content and keeps the competition fresh with new events. We look forward to the numbers for Majors to jump back up in time for our next Esports Tier List!

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Rainbow Six Y6S4 – Listing the Major Changes

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

It’s been a while since we’ve seen some changes for competitive Rainbow Six Siege. Accordingly, with the major going on, afterwards is the perfect opportunity for change. Indeed, it’s no surprise that Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Y6S4. Bearing this in mind, read on for a short summary of the most essential points below!

Rainbow Six Y6S4 – A Lot to Note

Credits: Rainbow Six Siege Twitter

So, let’s list the most important changes down below:

  • Gameplay Reworks – bulletproof cameras can rotate, drone counter for defenders, new player colours added
  • Goyo – this operator will be reworked in the future
  • Finka – buffed slightly to improve user experience
  • Valkyrie nerfed sligthly to reduce her strength on defence
  • Echo and Mozzie – also nerfed slightly
  • Maestro – slight buffed
  • Weapon changes – edits to angled grip attachment and reducing lateral recoil for multiple weapons
  • Updated map locations
  • New operator – Thorn is an exciting new operator with High Calibre abilities
Credits: Rainbow Six Siege Twitter

Also, within the community, this is being rumoured as one of the most significant changes seen for competitive Rainbow Six Siege.

Indeed, every single aspect of the change will be changing. Apart from maps, weapons and operators we’re also seeing a brand new operator too. Indeed, we can’t wait to see how these changes will be implemented in the future.

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How to Watch Six Sweden Major 2021 – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Across the competitive year of Rainbow Six Siege, the main events to look forward to are the Majors. Indeed, this past year we already enjoyed the Six Mexico Major and now, we have one more event to look forward to. Accordingly, read on for viewership details regarding the upcoming Six Sweden Major!

Event Background

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports Twitter

Taking a look at the event background, this event was originally meant to be held in Asia. However, due to trave restrictions and regulations, the event was quickly moved to the venue in Sweden.

Accordingly, as a Major, this event is the build-up of the past few months. Indeed, multiple leagues across the globe of R6S gave teams the opportunity to qualify for this exciting event.

Also, organized by ESL and Ubisoift, the top 16 teams int he world are being invited to compete offline in Gavle. With $500,000 on the line, the event looks to bring the houise down from 8th to the 14th November.

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports Twitter

The following are your 16 competitors for this exciting event:

  • BDS Esports – European League
  • Team Empire – European League
  • Team Vitality – European League
  • Rogue – European League
  • Spacestation Gaming – North American League
  • Oxygen Esports – North American League
  • Soniqs – North American League
  • DarkZero Esports – North American League
  • FaZe Clan – Copa Elite Six
  • Team oNe eSports – Copa Elite Six
  • FURIA Esports – Copa Elite Six
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas – Copa Elite Six
  • SANDBOX Gaming – APAC North
  • Invictus Gaming – APAC South
  • Chiefs Esports Club – APAC League Playoffs
  • DAMWON Gaming – APAC League Playoffs

After listing 16 of the very best teams in the world, let’s proceed to the format. Also, note that teams are playing for SI points which will be useful to seed for future events too.

Format

Credits: Rainbow Six Siege Twitter

With regards to format, the organizers are bringing in the bulk of matches in the beginning, with the bracket bearing immense gravity.

Initially, the Group Stage will run from 8th November to 10th November. This will involve four groups of four competing in a double round robin, where each team plays one another twice in BO1 matches.

Note that within each group, all 4 teams will be from different regions and different seeds. Here are the groups:

  • A Group: Chiefs Esports Club, FaZe Clan, Oxygen Esports, Rogue
  • B Group: DarkZero Esports, SANDBOX Gaming, Team oNe eSports, Team Vitality
  • C Group: BDS Esports, Invictus Gaming Int., Ninjas in Pyjamas, Soniqs
  • D Group: DAMWON Gaming, FURIA Esports, Spacestation Gaming, Team Empire

From this stage, only the top 2 teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs.

Running from 12th to 14th November, the Playoffs will involve a single-elimination bracket where all matches are BO3. Everything will be concluded with a BO5 Grand Final.

Schedule for the Six Sweden Major 2021

For such a long event, we highly recommend visiting the official event page here, powered by Ubisoft, for the entire and updated schedule.

Credits: Rainbow Six Siege Esports EU Twitter

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Six Sweden Major 2021

Predictions

Considering the international nature of this event , it’s only fair to look at the last event in order to try and form some form of prediction.

Back in Mexico, it was once again an opportunity for South America to stay on top of the competitive scene, with Team oNe eSports managing to win it all. Accordingly, here’s how the standings went for that event:

  1. oNe eSports
  2. Team Empire
  3. Team Liquid
  4. BDS Esports

We can’t wait to see who’ll come out on top in this upcoming event.

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Six Sweden Major 2021 Groups – All Four Revealed

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

As we ramp up coverage for the largest Rainbow Six Major of the end of 2021, more coverage is rolling in. Accordingly, we finally have a look at the Groups for the Group Stage. Indeed, read on for your very first look at the recently revealed list for the Six Sweden Major 2021 Groups.

Six Sweden Major 2021 Groups – D for Death?

With $500,000 on the line for the best 16 teams in the world, there’s definitely no surprise when it comes to the format. Indeed, a double elimination bracket preceded by a double round robin group stage is what everyone is asking for.

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports EU Twitter

Following the random draw, the following are your groups for this upcoming event:

Group A:

  • Chiefs Esports Club
  • FaZe Clan
  • Oxygen Esports
  • Rogue

Group B:

  • DarkZero Esports
  • SANDBOX Gaming
  • Team oNe eSports
  • Team Vitality

Group C:

  • BDS Esports
  • Invictus Gaming Int.
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas
  • Soniqs
Credits: Rainbow Six Eports Twitter

Group D:

  • DAMWON Gaming
  • FURIA Esports
  • Spacestation Gaming
  • Team Empire

Now is when predictions start to hit the fan. Specifically, the community has its eye on the very uncertain nature of Group D. Further on, we’ll be providing viewership details for you in order to properly enjoy the event.

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Six Sweden Major 2021 – All 16 Seeds Confirmed

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Indeed, with the regular seasons of Stage 3 for competitive Rainbow Six Siege finally complete, we’re ready for another major. Accordingly, this past week, we finally confirmed all the seeds heading into the Six Sweden Major 2021 event in November. Read on for the entire list of competitors below!

Six Sweden Major 2021 – A Quick Preview

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports EU Twitter

For those unaware, with $500,000 on the line, the Six Sweden Major looks to end the competitive year with a bang. Indeed, we have the best 16 teams in the world going head to head from 8th November all the way to 14th November.

Take a look at your seeded competitors below:

  • BDS Esports – European League
  • Team Empire – European League
  • Team Vitality – European League
  • Rogue – European League
  • Spacestation Gaming – NA League
  • Oxygen Esports – NA League
  • Soniqs – NA League
  • DarkZero Esports – NA League
  • FaZe Clan – Copa Elite Six
  • Team oNe eSports – Copa Elite Six
  • FURIA Esports – Copa Elite Six
  • Ninjas in Pyjamas – Copa Elite Six
  • SANDBOX Gaming – APAC North
  • Invictus Gaming – APAC South
  • Chiefs Esports Club – APAC League Playoffs
  • DAMWON Gaming – APAC League Playoffs
Credits: Rainbow Six Esports EU Twitter

Accordingly, we simply can’t wait for this awesome event to get started. Indeed, we’ll be sure to keep you up to date with more details.

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Rainbow Six November Major Taking Place in Sweden

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

We’re sitting here and waiting. Accordingly, for competitive R6S, regional leagues have progressed with no news over the next major. However, that changes today thanks to a press release from Ubisoft. Read on to learn about Rainbow Six November Major – we’re headed to Sweden.

Rainbow Six November Major – Quick Facts

Astralis Enters R6S
Credits: Astralis

First, let’s list some essential facts from the press release:

  • Date: November 8-14th
  • Venue: Gavle, Sweden
  • Format: Group Stage and Playoffs
  • Other details – no on-site audience
  • Prize pool: to be announced, crowd-funding in the works to.

Here’s a small snippet from the press release:

With the well-being of pro players, staff, and partners being our main priority, the Six Sweden Major will be a LAN event with no on-site audience following strict sanitary measures.

We are currently working on the sanitary protocol for the event, following guidelines from health organizations and local authorities, and monitoring the current situation to ensure all appropriate actions are taken.

Credits: Press Release
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Credits: Ubisoft

Indeed, Sweden seems to be attracting a lot of attention, with the CS:GO major also taking place in the country next month too.

Accordingly, we’ll keep you updated with more updates as they’re made public.

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Jesse Lingard Rainbow Six Siege – Bridging from Soccer

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Indeed, one of the top football players in Europe in terms of popularity, Jesse Lingaard has made some news. Accordingly, the player for Manchester United and England has dived into esports through the Jesse Lingard Rainbow Six Siege. Indeed, read on to learn more!

Jesse Lingard Rainbow Six Siege – JLINGZ?

The popular footballer went public with his announcement regarding a new Rainbow Six Siege team which he’s rebranded to JLINGZ esports.

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Credits: ESL

He had the following to say in an interview with Radio 1 Newsbeat:

I’ve been following esports for a long time and now it’s a perfect chance to dive in.

Accordingly, I’ve always liked to keep my mind busy outside of football.

I’ve got my clothing line because I’m into fashion but I’ve always been into gaming as well.

The esports industry is massive now and lots of people are dying to get involved and I just can’t wait to help progress my team.

Credits: Radio 1 Newsbeat with Jesse Lingaard
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Credits: Ubisoft

Accordingly, the footballer seems to be a big fan of competitive Rainbow Six Siege. So much so, there are a tonne of similarities too.

Indeed, JLINGZ is currently a second division Rainbow Six Siege team looking to try make it to Tier 1.

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How to Watch R6S Stage 3 2021 NAL & EU – teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following a short break since the Six Mexico Major in August, we’re ready for some regional competiiton once again. Accordingly, we have two of the biggest regions going at it next week. Read on as we discuss how to watch the R6S Stage 3 2021 event for NAL and EU!

Event Background

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports Twitter

Indeed, we’ll be approaching but regions simultaneously.

Starting off with Europe, Stage 3 here will kick off on the 9th September with €50,000 on the line for the top 10 teams in the world. Attending the online event are the following teams:

  • BDS Esport
  • G2 Esports
  • Natus Vincere
  • Team Empire
  • Team Secret
  • Virtus.pro
  • Team Vitality
  • Cowana Gaming
  • Rogue
  • Heroic

Moving over to North America, we have a similar story. Accordingly, it all kicks off on 7th September with $50,000. Instead, here the event will be offline and will invole the following top teams:

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports Twitter
  • DarkZero Esports
  • Astralis
  • Oxygen Esports
  • Spacestation Gaming
  • Susquehanna Soniqs
  • TSM
  • beastcoast
  • XSET
  • Mirage

Let’s dive into the format for these events below.

Format

The format for both regular season events remains identical to one another.

Both will involve a single round-robin league format. For those unaware, this means that all teams will play against one another once to wrap up the competition.

Credits: Rainbow Six Esports Twitter

Here, each match will be BO1, with the following point system:

  • Regular Win – 3 Points
  • Overtime Win – 2 Points
  • Overtime Defeat – 1 Point

What are they fighting for?

For both cases, the top 4 teams for each region will earn a seed at the Six Major. It’s at this November Major that many regions will compete against one another. However, back in the North American League the last placed team will also endure Relegation.

Schedule for the R6S Stage 3 2021

The following is the schedule for both regions:

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Credits: Ubisoft

Now, take a look at Day 1 for Europe:

Credits: Ubisoft

We recommend following the official event page here.

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R6S Stage 3 2021

Predictions

We’ll start our predictions with North America. Accordingly, here’s how the league matched up in the Stage 2 competition a few months ago in June:

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Credits: Ubisoft
  1. Spacestation Gaming
  2. TSM
  3. Susquehanna Soniqs
  4. DarkZero Esports
  5. Disrupt Gaming

Then, at the following Six Mexico Major, it no team really managed to impress. Ultimately, Spacestation and DarkZero Esports only managed a 5-8th finish. Accordignly, heading into this season, it’s likely that Spacestation and TSM will keep packing the heat.

Moving over to Europe, we’ll be doing something similar – let’s take a look at how Stage 2 went:

  1. Team Empire
  2. G2 Esports
  3. Natus Vincere
  4. BDS Esport
  5. Team Vitality

Overall, the European competition seems to be going at it at a higher level of intensity. Indeed, it was at the Six Major that the likes of Team Empire managed to impress and land a second place finish, while BDS Esport jumped up to 3-4th.

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Credits: ESL

Otherwise, these predictions are only attempts at trying to figure things out. Note that roster changes look to make this season that much more exciting. Accordingly, we’ll be sure to keep up to date with the ongoing league.

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Astralis Enters R6S – Diving Into the North American League

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Across the board, Astralis is one of the most popular esports organizations in the world. Indeed, fielding rosters in multiple esports such as Counter-Strike, FIFA and LoL – the organization has announced an expansion! Read on as we discuss this new piece of news: Astralis enters R6S!

Astralis Enters R6S – New Venture For the Organization

Credits: Astralis Rainbow Six Twitter

We’ve been waiting for this announcement for a few days now, following some rumours within the community.

Typically, as a North American organization, Astralis will be entering the North American League as of next week.

In order to do so, Astralis will be acquiring Disrupt Gaming – all of the staff and facilities rebranded to Astralis.

The following are some thoughts from the founder of Astralis, Jakob Lund Kristensen:

Expanding our team activities and organization into North America and entering Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six NA League is big news for us.

We intend to bring something new and exciting to all the fans of Rainbow Six while also giving the vast number of existing Astralis fans all over the world a new team in a game and a league that provides entertainment and competition on a very high level.

Credits: Jakob Lund Kristensen PR

Overall, this is an incredible move.

We can’t wait to see everything go down next week.

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